I just knew this was MR Wool and not Ms or Mrs Wool! My late father in law had one of these - always made me a bit nervous, as he had a nasty streak and the disinhibition of early dementia. We were never quite sure if he might use it - on himself or his wife! Moving to a rolling walker let us 'hide' his favorite cane.

I have one of those canes! They are popular souvenirs in Kenya. A native friend of ours taught my brother that the way to use it is to try to hit someone with it. Their natural impulse will be to grab it to protect themselves with it, which then allows you to pull the sword away from the sheath! Pretty clever, huh?

During my first trip to Kenya, when I was 15 and my brother 13, he came back with FIVE different weapons! I came back with a shield!

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